Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 50 km W of Pýlos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 50 km W of Pýlos, Greece on Mon, Nov 23, 1998, 10:03 AM GMT+2 (08:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 23 km SW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-11-23 08:03:34 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.850° N, 21.140° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.133 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10178 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.523 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10177 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.345 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10176 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3southern Greece · 10176 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.422 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10168 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.422 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10168 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.351 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10164 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.821 km WSW of Epitálio, Greece · 10156 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.734 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10154 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.514 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10145 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.719 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10143 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.852 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 10143 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.516 km SW of Koróni, Greece · 10140 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.853 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10140 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.154 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10139 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.552 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.052 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10125 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.256 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10121 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.08 km NE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 10182 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.17 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10182 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.8Ionian Sea · 10182 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.946 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.129 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10189 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.140 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 10189 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.938 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10198 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.045 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10200 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008ymu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.